ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3) JA5045 Toshima
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Date:Tuesday 12 August 1958
Time:20:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic DC3 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Douglas C-53-DO (DC-3)
Operator:All Nippon Airways - ANA
Registration: JA5045
MSN: 7336
First flight: 1942
Crew:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Passengers:Fatalities: 30 / Occupants: 30
Total:Fatalities: 33 / Occupants: 33
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:17 km (10.6 mls) NNW off Toshima (   Japan)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Domestic Scheduled Passenger
Departure airport:Tokyo-Haneda Airport (HND/RJTT), Japan
Destination airport:Nagoya-Komaki International Airport (NGO/RJNN), Japan
Flightnumber: 025
Narrative:
The Douglas DC-3 crashed into the sea off the Izu Isles, after engine no.1 had failed about one hour after takeoff from Tokyo.



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Distance from Tokyo-Haneda Airport to Nagoya-Komaki International Airport as the crow flies is 259 km (162 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.

This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
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Douglas DC-3

  • ca 13.000 built
  • 3417th loss
  • 1305th fatal accident
  • 7th worst accident (at the time)
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